Yuma Public Library

"When Comanches killed their fathers, young Sutter "Sut" Lowery and August "Gus" Bell became the primary supporters of their families until their mothers married again. One night, Gus's mother is beaten again by her husband. Gus kills Ben and dumps the body in a sinkhole. That night, Sut and Gus hit out for tall cane. And thus begins the odyssey of Sut and Gus into the world of cattle drives, rustlers, Indians, horses, and manhood. Sut discovers he...

"Mail-order-bride-to-be Heather Stanford dreads the day the matron of the St. Louis bridal agency finds her a husband and sends her west. Heather has no desire to marry; she just wants to free her struggling family from the financial burden of another mouth to feed. Still, she holds true to her plan when the fateful day arrives and Mrs. Seymour sings the praises of her prospective groom. Heather girds herself to leave behind all she holds dear and...

"A family secret might destroy a couple's hope for marriage. Elizabeth Canning discovers an awful secret in her estranged aunt's diary. Believing her chances for a happy marriage are spoiled, she leaves her fiance a letter and flees town. In hopes that distance will heal her broken heart, she takes refuge in her grandparents' Pennsylvania home. Anticipating a Christmas Eve wedding with Elizabeth, David Stinner is confused by her letter and desperate...

"The four McBride brothers have their worlds turned upside down when their precocious younger sister secretly places an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Kit McBride knows that Buck's Creek, Montana, is no place to find a wife. Between him and his three brothers -- plus little Junebug -- they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. But unbeknownst to Kit, his sister is sick to death of cleaning, cooking, and mending for her big brothers,...

"Former Texas Ranger Clay Orde was looking for a man. There was only one thing on his mind -- revenge. He'd been following a cold trail from Oregon to Nevada, but his experience as a ranger and what he had learned about Silver Jack Devaney assured him that he was going in the right direction. Fate intervenes when he thwarts a freight train robbery and becomes acquainted with Milly Ewell. Milly Ewell runs a mule freighting business she inherited when...

Laura is afraid the newest addition to her family, a baby boy, will replace her father's affections. The baby becomes ill and dies and Laura learns to understand the death is not her fault.

Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesn't think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse. Losing her husband to...